MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine were stable on Wednesday, data from Kremlin-controlled producer Gazprom (MCX:) showed, while nominations for flows to Austria from Slovakia were also unchanged.
Gazprom stopped supplying Austria’s OMV on Saturday due to a contractual dispute, the Viennese company said, while Gazprom did not comment.
It is not clear where the gas volumes intended for OMV were routed.
Slovakia’s state-owned company SPP has said it is still receiving gas from Russia and suggested others would buy more as there was still “great interest” in Russian gas in Europe.
Gazprom said on Wednesday it would send 42.4 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via Ukraine, the same volume as on Tuesday.
Nominations, or requests, for flows from Slovakia to Austria were stable from Tuesday’s levels, about 13% below levels before Russia cut gas supplies to OMV. The nominations for the Czech Republic from Slovakia were in line with this month’s level.
Nominations for gas flows to Slovakia from Ukraine were stable compared to previous days, while nominations for gas flows leaving Slovakia also changed little, according to data from transmission system operator Eustream.
